This collection of essays surveys the state of the Persian Gulf in the wake of the Iran-Iraq War. It places the political, security, and diplomatic dimensions of the war into perspective, serving as a guide for reassessing those factors that affected the conflict's outcome and that will continue to influence developments in the region.
Preface Introduction: The Geography and Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf by Christopher C. Joyner Strategic and Political Dimensions The Roots of Crisis: Iraq and Iran by Edmund Ghareeb Strategic and Political Objectives in the Gulf War: Iran's View by Eric Hooglund The Iran-Iraq War: The View from Iraq by Phebe Marr Israel and the Iran-Iraq War by Bernard Reich The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Gulf War by Joseph A. Kechichian U.S. Policy and the Gulf War: A Question of Means by Thomas L. McNaughter The Role of the U.S. Military Force in the Gulf War by Maxwell Orme Johnson Moscow and the Gulf War by Mark N. Katz Diplomatic and Legal Dimensions Choice and Duty in Foreign Affairs: The Reflagging of the Kuwaiti Tankers by David D. Caron The Law of Maritime Warfare and Neutrality in the Gulf War by Boleslaw Adam Boczek The Role of the United Nations in the Iran-Iraq War by Anthony Clark Arend Iran, Iraq, and the Cease-Fire Negotiations: Contemporary Legal Issues by Charles G. MacDonald Peace and Security in the Persian Gulf: A Proposal by R. K. Ramazani Selected Bibliography by Bryan R. Daves Index
CHRISTOPHER C. JOYNER is Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. He has edited five volumes, most recently The Antartic Legal Regime (1988) and is completing a study on Antartica and the law of the sea.
?This edited volume brings together 14 essays on the Iraq-Iran War
of 1980-88. The contributions are divided into two parts exploring
the strategic, political, diplomatic, and legal aspects of a
protracted and brutal conflict between Saddam Hussein's Arab
nationalist Baath regime and Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic
government. Successive chapters examine the war's causes, the
objectives of Iraq and Iran, Israel's role, the involvement of the
Gulf Cooperation Council, US and Soviet policies, and the role of
the UN and international law. A concluding chapter presents a
thoughtful proposal by Ramazani to establish a framework of peace
and security in the Persian Gulf. Although the quality of writing
is generally good, the chapters by Ghareeb, Hooglund, Marr, Reich,
and Kechichian stand out as valuable contributions to a growing
literature on the Gulf war. Indeed, this volume compares favorably
with more than a dozen books published on the subject, much of
which are dated. Given its comprehensiveness, this book provides
excellent background material for the current armed standoff in the
Persian Gulf. Select bibliography and index.?-Choice
"This edited volume brings together 14 essays on the Iraq-Iran War
of 1980-88. The contributions are divided into two parts exploring
the strategic, political, diplomatic, and legal aspects of a
protracted and brutal conflict between Saddam Hussein's Arab
nationalist Baath regime and Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic
government. Successive chapters examine the war's causes, the
objectives of Iraq and Iran, Israel's role, the involvement of the
Gulf Cooperation Council, US and Soviet policies, and the role of
the UN and international law. A concluding chapter presents a
thoughtful proposal by Ramazani to establish a framework of peace
and security in the Persian Gulf. Although the quality of writing
is generally good, the chapters by Ghareeb, Hooglund, Marr, Reich,
and Kechichian stand out as valuable contributions to a growing
literature on the Gulf war. Indeed, this volume compares favorably
with more than a dozen books published on the subject, much of
which are dated. Given its comprehensiveness, this book provides
excellent background material for the current armed standoff in the
Persian Gulf. Select bibliography and index."-Choice
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